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Old 04-30-2006, 03:11 PM
anthonyb anthonyb is offline
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Textar pads are OEM, the last set of front pads I bought from the dealer were basically Textar pads in a Mercedes box. Quiet and good performance. Pagid may be OEM, but I have heard (from my BMW and Porsche friends) that they squeak a bit, at least when new.

On the rotors, there is a minimum thickness (in MM) for the rotor that is stamped on the circumference. Measure with a micrometer (if you can find one, I eventually did find one in inches for about $15). Alternatively, the min thickness is about a mm of material less on each side of the rotor, so if the lip on one side feels like it is more than a mm thick, it's probably close to time to replace.
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